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Biography

George Allen was a football coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 1957 until 1977, finishing his career with the Washington Redskins as their head coach. Over his twenty-one years of coaching his teams compiled a cumulative record of 185-93-8. During his career he was a head coach for twelve seasons. His first head coaching opportunity came with the Los Angeles Rams. He led the team for five seasons, compiling a record of 49-17-4. His next head coaching stint came with the Washington Redskins. He coached the Redskins from 1971 to 1977, leading the team to a 67-30-1 record during his seven seasons as head coach. Allen won the NFL's Coach of the Year award two times throughout his career, most recently in 1967 after guiding the Rams to a 11-1-2 record and a berth in the playoffs. As the head coach of the Washington Redskins he coached multiple players to award-winning seasons: Roman Gabriel, Most Valuable Player in 1969; Larry Brown, AP Offensive Player of the Year in 1972; Larry Brown, Most Valuable Player in 1972; Mike Thomas, AP Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1975.

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Fun Facts

George Allen has never coached a team to a losing record.

George Allen was one of the first coaches to use two-a-days and emphasize special teams.
He would be fired during his last head coaching stint because his players
thought these pracices were to extreme.

George Allen popularized the 16 hour coaching day.

George Allen has the highest winning percentage of any coach who has not won a championship (Minimum two seasons)

George Allen , as the head coach of the Rams, was the first head coach to hire a Special Teams coach.